print("This is your sudoku puzzle:")
print(sudoku)
num = 1
row = 0
col = 0
counter = 0
max_tries = 1000
# This will loop through while the puzzle isn't solved, or until it's
# reached the maximum tries.
while sudoku.puzzle_has_blanks() and counter < max_tries:
for num in range(10):
# this will cause it to iterate through the sectors in the grid
for sector_id in range(9):
# setting the number of flagged/possible spots to 0
sudoku.flagged_spots = 0
# the massive if statements that looks at a box in the puzzle to
# determine if those things are all true.
for number_in_block, row, col in sudoku.iter_sector(sector_id):
if (sudoku.current_box_is_blank(row, col)
and sudoku.num_is_not_in_sector(row, col, num)
and sudoku.num_is_not_in_row(row, col, num)
and sudoku.num_is_not_in_col(row, col, num)):
# if all are true, it flags that spot as a possible
# solution, and records it.
sudoku.flagged_spots += 1
sudoku.flag_num = num
sudoku.flag_row = row
sudoku.flag_col = col
number_that_was_in_block = number_in_block
# print("I'm flagging {},{}, for number: {} which is in sector {}, and this is the {} flag.".format(row,col,num,sector_id,sudoku.flagged_spots))
